Master Basic Plumbing and Central Heating: A Self-Teaching Manual for Both Systems

Two systems run through every house: one brings water in under pressure, the other takes it away by gravity - and a third, the heating loop, borrows from both. Learn all three and there is very little left in a home that can >This is a self-teaching manual. Each chapter builds on the one before it, from the first joint you make to a full combined-system walkthrough, so you can work >Inside you will find: - Making joints in copper, PEX and PVC, step by step, with the preparation that decides whether a joint holds. - The supply system and the drain-waste-vent system, explained as two opposite ideas rather than a list of parts. - Everyday repairs: leaks, clogs, dripping taps, running toilets, and the worn parts behind each one. - Water heaters, tank and tankless - the point where plumbing meets heating. - Central heating from the boiler outward: emitters, pumps, circulation, thermostats, zone valves and controls. - Expansion vessels, system pressure and filling - including why a boiler gauge that climbs is telling you something specific. - Balancing and bleeding a system so every room actually gets warm. - Maintenance, seasonal care, common faults, and the firm line around gas work >Aligned to the 2024-2026 codes and illustrated with more than 45 full-color figures. Written for the person who wants to understand the house, not just >Learn it once. Use it for the life of the house.